Boxing Challenge

         The boxing weekend may not be filled with the top stars in the sport, but two world titles are at stake with another fight pitting two top contenders against each other.  

Dublin, Ireland, will start the day with the WBA junior lightweight title, with recently promoted James "Jazza" Dickens defending his title for the first time against former IBF champion Anthony Cacace.

Dickens knocked out then-unbeaten Albert Batyrgaziev in four rounds to win a WBA minor title before being promoted to full status when Lamont Roach moved up in weight. Cacace has won three fights in the UK over former champions Joe Cordina, Josh Warrington, and Leigh Wood. 

Cacace is the bigger puncher, and Dickens has been stopped in four of his five losses, so I doubt that Dickens will stand up under Cacace's attack.

In the evening, the action shifts to Anaheim, California, for a junior welterweight main event between two solid contenders in Arnold Barboza and Kenneth Sims.

Barboza suffered his first defeat in his last outing, losing a unanimous decision to then-WBO champion Teofimo Lopez, while Sims lost a majority decision to Oscar Durarte.

Neither fighter is a big puncher nor especially aggressive, so this is a tactical match that might come down to which fighter can establish the jab.

Strawweight champion Oscar Collazo defends his WBA and WBO titles against seemingly overmatched Jesus Haro, who has only two knockouts in his thirteen wins.

Welterweight contender Alexis Rocha meets aging Joseph Diaz in a ten-round bout.

Both fighters were in excellent fights in their last event, Rocha with a draw against Raul Curiel, while Diaz lost a close decision to Regis Prograis.

Diaz looks to be a spent shell, so if Rocha has anything left, he should get the nod.

Boxing Challenge

WBA Junior Lightweight Title. 12 Rds 

James "Jazza" Dickens vs Anthony Cacace

Ramon Malpica: Dickens Unanimous Decision

TRS: Cacace KO 8

Vince Samano:

Junior Welterweights 12 Rds

Arnold Barboza vs Kenneth Sims

R.L: Sims Unanimous Decision

TRS: Barboza Majority Decision

Vince Samano:

WBA and WBO Strawweight Titles. 12 Rds

Oscar Collazo vs Jesus Haro

R.L: Collazo Unanimous Decision

TRS: Collazo KO 6

V.S:

Welterweights. 10 Rds

Alexis Rocha vs Joseph Diaz

R.L: Diaz Unanimous Decision

TRS: Rocha Unanimous Decision

V.S: